The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-12-23
w. c. r. u. DEPARTMENT.
The Ply OF II.

No. z5i''
Bring in No. 25r'
sThc court is waiting for No. > =
There was little hanging back on the
part Of The usually prompt Official, but in
moment more tan, fine-lookiag woman
Vas brought in, and awaited tic usual
questioning.
..ale name is Aleen Byrne. yer honor,
an were born in Ahcideea, or the Scot
fish east land
And yon are charged With striking
man.
Il am, yer honor.
And you meant to-"
4 did. indeed, yer honor. rs hi NJ.
ytr honor.
The woman sloke viii. a los, imrAs-
stoned wall which caused respectful at
tention.
.MeGnnis teslifies that he never laid a
hand on you. returned the Judge.
III sta85ed nc Ia tie hart. g.y 1eter. .
stabbed yon. Suppose ron tell me
ABOUT it,
Il will ron might ken wha' if Is. yer
honor. To Iev one bonnie laddie and none
else. | left the guide father o nay lad
a-sIeepin' in the kirk-yard when | brought
my Wee sonnie To this land. For many a
year toiled in sun and SHADE for me win
some Robbie He growed 30 fine an tall
that soon he were ta'en to gentleman 5
store to help. Then Ills mon NtGhsafs set
hi8 Ell eye on nc Lld was forced pass
/ his den on my way 10 and fra the bread
store an he miaded'f nas mcsseF Hated tie
pacaHpg look q tic pIace. An one morn,
as passed By, he said nccdn' be so grand
about me by; he were no above ta'en a
/ sup o the liquor wi the rest. | begged
1 my chit for the love OF God to let the
stool alone. Ne Robbie promised to bid
me wishes; but the mon McGnnis watchet
o the highs when't were cauld an storm
in an gave the lad many a cup q his
| dreadful drinks, to warm him, he would
say got on me knees to my chit an
prayed him to pass the place 10 more, but
to gang hame by some other road. Then
| went messed to the man. an p'raps ne
| len ger honor, Ion a nahsf and beg an
pray far TIE Jope O. her bone an tlesA o her
fesA; but Ie hughed in me faee. Last
night, yer honor, the noise at me door
| frightened me: run vi all me MIGHT TO
sec wha' were the tronble, an me Robbie
swaycd into the room an fell at me feet
/ l. ..s..a Ill. ,,es J.,.1.F Tin Mafiunis
poket his face in at me door, an asket.
| 'Uha' think gfa nan, Mistress Byrne?' Did
| mean to strike the mon, yer honor? An
| | could, I'd struck the breath fro bis
bodYl 1e'd better keep me wi lock an
| key till me gloom dies ont; but o, jedgc,
| / rtsh ntessel an me Ind inefe in tie kirk
yard aside tie g1de .fatheri They tell me
| il | could prove the mon sold liquor to the
BARN under age, the law could stop him.
| tell ye, ledge, there's nanght but God 5
yengence can stop his iIk. rs nH enough
10 arrest tie maher as strikes tie man rs
ruins ter clsiit, bat a5aH pc til tic Lori n.
mighty strikes -aye-ra5t &c for atat
As the threatening voice stilIed, the wo-
man was pronounced discharged, and after
his re-appcarance in ceurt Met'ianis vas
lodged in the county jail on charge Of has-
ing willully sold or given Intoxicating
drinks to minor. His comrades de
clared the evidence ON which he was con
victed to have been legtlty slight and IN
certain; but the clerk OF tine court was
heard to r5maris that lie believed from his
sonl the judge ddrc not moek the Losd
Almigbtg- HfhoIia ddeabcc.